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It's not quite the same though is it. Genetics or not her dad is an Argentinian citizen and she lived there until she was 6 then moved country. I moved from the South coast of England to the North about the same age, if I had instead moved to a different country I'd probably feel somewhat closer to those origins.
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True, although her father isn't a naturalised Argentine citizen, he was gifted citizenship as a reward for the business development work he did in Argentina several years after they left the country. She lived there from age 4 to 6 and he was gifted an Argentine passport several years later.
He retained his American citizenship. It was kind of like being put on the honours list by Argentina for increasing UK/Arg trade (he was also given an OBE by the UK for the same achievements).
Stonehedge
It's an interesting situation though. She identifies as Latina despite spending a tiny part of her life in a Latin country and not being descended from Latin people.
How is that different to somebody being biologically male but identifying as female, for example?
For clarity I'm asking a rehtorical question there. People should be free to identify themselves however they please. I just find the overlap with other identity issues really interesting from a cultural change perspective. What makes somebody male or female? Their biology? Their feelings? What makes somebody Latina?
My personal view is that somebody's feelings are part of their biology.